Job Description

**Automotive Manufacturing Company is seeking a Quality Manager to join the team! If you have strong quality systems and manufacturing processes experience in the automotive industry, we'd love to hear from you. **

Job Title: Quality Manager

Salary: $110,000 - $115,000

Job Overview

The Quality Manager is responsible for leading all aspects of customer, supplier and plant quality including initial launch activities (APQP/PPAP) as well as current production concerns. The roles and responsibilities listed are not meant to be all inclusive.

Primary Responsibilities

·Supports and ensures compliance with the current Company Business and Quality Operating Systems

·Monitors plant launch activities including but not limited to APQP, run at rate, PPAP documentation review/approval/submission, and safe launch approval focused on customer requirements

·Drives all internal audit and RPFMEA activities to insure up to date compliance

·Support and follow up at problem solving teams focused on customer issues

·Manages supplier and in-plant quality issues to ensure that conforming product is available for production lines and ensures effective problem solving is implemented on identified quality problems

·Ensures all assignments of Quality Engineers and Quality Supervisors are completed in a timely manner

·Knows current status of all customer scorecards

·Supports Lead IATF auditor activities

·Participates in monthly Management Reviews

·Employee performance reviews and counseling as needed

·Ensures Company ADP systems are followed for PTO and sick days for applicable team members

·Motivates employees in a positive, cooperative manner

·Ensure an environmental health and safe work environment conditions by complying with all Company Integrated Management System procedures, standards, and regulations.

Years of Experience

·Minimum of 10 years of experience in manufacturing processes/quality systems

Degree Preferred

·Bachelor of Science in [Quality] Engineering

Desired Competencies, Experience, & Qualifications

·Knowledge of AIAG Quality standards (i.e. .DFMEA, PFMEA, CP, PPAP etc.)

·Knowledge of statistical tools - six sigma greenbelt or Black Belt certification preferred

·Strong leadership and communication skills

·A history of focusing on customer expectations/deliverables as well as continuous process improvement

·Possess expertise in manufacturing process/ quality systems and working with quality documentation, including PFMEA and Control Plans.

·Experience working with TS16949

Special Requirements (i.e.: Overtime, Travel, etc.)

·Travel as needed

You should be proficient in:

• Quality Inspection Experience
• Project Management
• Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
• Statistical process control (SPC)
• Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
• Fishbone Diagram (Ishikawa Diagram)
• Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• Quality Control Experience
• Six Sigma Experience
• Quality Control Data Analysis
• PPAP Process Experience

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• ERP Software
• Quality Control Software